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Max King seemingly walking on water near mile 20 of Way Too Cool, as he hunts down the two runners ahead of him en route to the win. Photo: Joe McCladdie Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: May/June 2018 Print+Digital Ma

Darcy Piceu charging down the trail to the women’s victory at HURT 100. Photo: Howie Stern Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: April 2018 Print+Digital April 2018 (Digital Only) Features Hydration Vest Reviews by Donald

Men’s winner Karl Meltzer cruising the trails at Pinhoti 100 in northeast Alabama. It was Meltzer’s 39th win at the distance and 17th straight year of at least one win – both records for the sport. Photo: Gregg Gelmis/We Run Race Photos Current Subscri

Camille Herron moving fast at Desert Solstice, while setting the World Record for 12 hours and an American Record for both the 100k and the 50-mile distance. Photo: Howie Stern Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: Februar

Kunlong Cousin, last across the finish line in 35:34, embraces his son at the inaugural High Lonesome 100 in Colorado. Photo: Rick Mayo/Mile 90 Photography Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: November 2017 Print+Digital

Israel Ramirez, Roger Pynappel and their pacers ascend Marlette Peak under the light of a fiery sunset during the Tahoe Rim Trail. Photo: Scott Rokis Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: October 2017 Print+Digital October

Joe Grant climbing up Green Mountain out of Cunningham Gulch on his way to a third place finish at Hardrock 100. Photo: Criss Furman Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: September 2017 Print+Digital September 2017 (Digita

A triumphant and jubilant Cat Bradley breaks the tape at Western States. Photo: Melissa Ruse/Sweet M Images. Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: August 2017 Print+Digital August 2017 (Digital Only) Features Trekking Pole

Yitka Winn shows some excitement at Elowah Falls around mile 49 in the Gorge Waterfalls 100K. Photo: Glenn Tachiyama Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: July 2017 Print+Digital July 2017 (Digital Only) Features From Desp

Greg Gray, Heather Rickerl and Michelle Pope feeling fresh during the first sunrise at the Hawk Hundred. Gray and Rickerl went on to finish the Kansas Ultra Slam, four Kansas 100-milers in one year. Check out Rickerl’s experience and learn more about t

Dorian Momsen is small among her surroundings but large in running ability as she runs in her first 100k race and wins at Ordnance 100K. Photo: Let’s Wander Photography Current Subscriber? Download PDF of this issue Purchase Back Issue: April 2017 Prin

The ever-floating Jim Walmsley takes a moment to smile as he approaches the tape at the JFK 50-miler on November 19. Walmsley broke Max King’s course record by 13 minutes in the oldest ultra in North America. Photo: Geoff Baker

Ivy Lefabvre and David Wiskowski in the meadow below Molas Pass, at the Silverton Double Dirty 30. Lefabvre won the women’s Prime for being the first female finisher to reach aid 1 at 11,000-foot Molas Pass. Read the full race report at ultrarunning.co

ON THE COVER: Simon Mtuy summiting Squaw Peak via the “Stairway to Heaven” during the Broken Arrow Skyrace. Mtuy is not only an accomplished ultrarunner with 10 Western States silver buckles, the Tanzanian is also the founder of Summit Expeditions and

ON THE COVER: The third time is indeed a charm for Omaha’s own Kaci Lickteig, as the Pixie Ninja floats through the tape at the 43rd Western States 100 on June 25. Photo: Melissa Ruse/SweetM Images Purchase Back Issue: August 2016 Print+Digital August

Cory Reese jumping into a moon rise on a mesa overlooking Zion National Park in Southern Utah. Photo: Alex Chamberlain Order July 2016 Back Issue Order July 2016 Back Issue (Digital Only) ON THE COVER: Cory Reese jumping into a moon rise on a mesa over

Order May/June 2016 Back Issue Order May/June 2016 Back Issue (Digital Only) ON THE COVER: YiOu Wang battled the elements on her way to the third-fastest women’s time in the history of the Way Too Cool 50K . Wang would use her muddy trail running skill

ON THE COVER: Men’s Ultrarunner of the Year David Laney of Ashland, Oregon, cruising to a win at the Chuckanut 50k in March. Photo: Glenn Tachiyama features The Year in Review by Tropical John Medinger Interviews with the 2015 Ultrarunners of the Year

ON THE COVER: Scott Breeden clawing his way to the top of a gnarly climb named Rat Jaw at the Barkley Fall Classic 50k in Tennessee. Breeden went on to win the race and set a new course record. Photo: Brandon Yonke features Behind the Lens by Erika Lin

Ashley Erba cruising to a win on a very challenging course at Power of Four 50K in Aspen, CO. Check out our Q&A with Ashley on page 27. Photo: Ian Sharman features 2015 Fall Shoe Review by Brett Rivers Trail Running Sock Review by Donald Buraglio P

Adam Campbell (foreground) and Kilian Jornet share some early miles together at Hardrock 100. Adam would go on to finish third for the second year in a row and Kilian impressed everyone with another win and course record. Photo: Alexis Berg/Grand Trail

Oldest and youngest female finishers Gunhild Swanson and Katie Trent basking in the glory and adoration that greeted them at the finish line of Western States 100. Photo: Ted Knudsen, Courtesy of Western States 100 features Sleep, Run, Repeat by

ON THE COVER: Antelope Canyon runners float above the course while taking in the stunning beauty of the canyons. Photo: Jack Jewell Features The Efficiency Factor in Running by Joe Friel The Top Hydration Packs for 2015 by Donald Buraglio Antelope Cany

ON THE COVER: Dylan Bowman, with Jorge Maravilla on his hip, blazing the trail at Terawera 100k where the two Mill Valley, CA residents dominated the race and finished first and second, respectively. Photo: Lyndon Marceau Features Training and Racing i

On the Cover: A fiery sunset erupts in front of Heartland veteran Elden Galano. Photo: Rick Mayo/Mile 90 Features 17 Training for the Long Run by Scotty Mills 21 The Most Competitive Ultra Races of 2014 20 WOOL RUNNING APPAREL REVIEW by Donald Buragli

ON THE COVER: Ultrarunner of the Year Ellie Greenwood celebrating her massive win at Comrades last June. Photo: MMPhotoSA Marius Bezuidenhout Special Section 25 The Year in Review by John Medinger 28 Interviews with the 2014 Ultrarunners of the Year 30

On the Cover: A glorious fall day on the trails at the 10th anniversary of Blues Cruise 50K in Pennsylvania. Photo: Jim Blandford The Long View News And Notes Nutrition, Training & Racing ASK ANN | Should I Have a Pacer? by Ann Trason NUTRIT

THE LONG VIEW | On Injuries and Aging NEWS AND NOTES Nutrition, Training & Racing NUTRITION | Recovery Nutrition by Sunny Blende ASK ANN | Do Not Make Your DNF a DNL! by Ann Trason ULTRA-LIFE BALANCE | Why the Marathon? by Ellie Greenwood FROM THE

On the cover: Lisa Henson and Diane Wilson head north toward a plethora of mesas, buttes and spires on the “Windows Loop” of the Monument Valley 50. Photo: Jack Jewell. May/June table of contents 4 » THE LONG VIEW | Doing Your Best 6 » Letters, News A

Featured: Running in Sin… UR Profile: World 100 Km Champion Mario Ardemagni … Ultrarunning in Japan … How an Aussie Does Hundreds … Angeles Crest 100 Mile …Experiment of One: Training for a 24 Hour: Part 1… and much more

Ron Kovacs, an embodiment of courage … Beverly Anderson-Abbs … The North Pole Marathon … 24 hours on Dog Mountain … Tim Twietmeyer … How many calories are you really burning? … Run smart, run safe … and much more

Featured: Uli Steidl … UR Profile: World Class Ultrarunner … The Middle of the Pack: The Texas Two by Greg Loomis… Experiment of One: Transition Training by Shawn McDonald …Whiskeytown 50 Km … and much more

FEATURES 10 UR Profile: U.S. 100 Mile Champion Tim Clement 12 UR Bio: Scott Creel: A Professor and a Champion 16 UR Interview: Jim O’Brien by Larry Gassan 57 Adventure Run: Gobi March 2003: The Race of No Return by Rob Byrne 70 A New Leash on Life by G

FEATURES 19 Burquas, Bandits and Bad Water: Ultra Training in Central Asia by Tim Halder 48 Seven Days on the San Juan Huts Trails by Bill Edmonds 56 Across Europe on Foot: 5,100 Kilometers from Lisbon to Moscow by Jurgen Ankenbrand AT THE RACES report

FEATURES 12 DNF: When Success is a Three-Letter Word by Garett Graubins 16 UR Profile: Georgia’s Ragan Petrie 64 Northern California Ultras: Training Ground for Western States by Rob Byrne 66 Adventure Run: 87 Days on the AT by Diane Shivers AT THE RAC

FEATURES 14 Where Are They Now? Sandra Kiddy by Garett Graubins 42 Adventure Run: Not Your Average Badwater to Whitney Run by Blake P. Wood 46 UR Book Review: My Own Medicine: A Doctor’s Life as a Patient by Geoffrey Kurland, M.D. by Mark Roberts 48 24

FEATURES 53 UltraRunning’s Runners of the Year Runners of the Year | Performances of the Year | Top 10 World Ultrarunners | Age Group Performances | A Look Back 2002 North American Ultra Lists 61 Inside the List: JFK 50 Mile Winner Jim Hage 66 Inside t

FEATURES 38 ULTRARUNNING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 39 The Pacific Northwest: An Ultrarunner’s Haven by Ron Nicholl 40 Just Plain Tough: The Plain 100 Mile by Tom Hayes 42 A Letter from the Cascade Crest 100 by Dan Bratches 44 Patience Pays for Wieck at

FEATURES 5 Experiment of One: Developing a Run/Walk Strategy by Kevin Setnes 6 One Ultrarunner’s Formula for Walking Breaks by Jeff Hagen 26 UR Profile: Western States 50 and Over Record Holder Nancy March 69 First Person: The World Cup 100 Km AT THE R

FEATURES 15 UR Book Reviews Programmed to Run by Thomas Miller, PhD The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running by Adam Chase & Nancy Hobbs To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance by Kirk Johnson Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon

FEATURES 52 Adventure Run: Desert Days by David Seys 54 Adventure Run: A Ray of Light from Staten Island by Gail Marino 57 UltraRunning’s Runners of the Year 61 One Voter’s Ballot by Ed Parrot 62 UR Profile: Anne Riddle 64 2001 North American Ultra Lis

FEATURES 6 Ultrarunning: Before, During & After September 11 6 August 26, 2001: The World Challenge, Cleder, France by Anne Riddle 9 September 11, 2001: The Sri Chinmoy Ultra Trio, Wards Island, New York by Sahishnu Szczesiul 10 September 15, 2001: Ola

FEATURES 4 Vox Cursor How do you feel about the strict enforcement by race directors of cut-off times and disqualifications for not following the exact course? Should there be room for discretion, or strict enforcement? 15 Adventure Run: Run Across Vie

FEATURES 8 Eye on the Trail: Contact Lenses by Cathy Tibbetts 10 UR Profile: Colorado’s Hal Koerner 14 A Cautionary Tale of the Heart: John Clark, 1942-2001 by Abe Underwood 15 A Successful Tale of the Heart: Back in the Running by Ed Wehan 62 Race Pre

FEATURES 5 Twenty Years of UltraRunning 6 Twenty Years Later: How Ultrarunning Has Changed by Don Allison 12 How It All Got Started by Fred Pilon, Stan Wagon, and Nick Marshall 14 Where Are They Now? First UR Cover Subject Bill Devoe by Nick Marshall 1

FEATURES Adventure Runs The Great Wall 100 Km: “Welcome to Beijing” by Raymond Bell Going Solo in the Cold Foot 100 by Oakley Cochran UR Profile Ultrarunner and Adventure Racer Lisa Smith New UltraRunning Column Twentysomething: Why We Do It by Ian Tor